By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Mardy Widman has watched protests against racial injustice unfold in her hometown of Portland, Oregon, for more than seven weeks but stayed aw…
Trump’s new immigration fight: how to redraw House districts
By KEVIN FREKING and MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Tuesday that seeks to bar people in the U.S. illegally from being included in the head…
Biden unveils caregiver plan, says Trump ‘quit’ on country
By WILL WEISSERT and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden offered a massive plan on Tuesday to create 3 million jobs and improve care for children and the elderly as he a…
Facebook’s voting labels on candidate posts sow confusion
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook has started adding informational labels to all posts about voting by federal elected officials and candidates in the U.S., as it…
Indians players, owner meet to discuss potential name change
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland’s players met Tuesday with owner Paul Dolan to discuss a potential name change for the team, which has been called the Indians for the …
Lost and found: Zimmer makes surprise comeback with Indians
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Seemingly lost, somewhat forgotten, Bradley Zimmer has found his way back to the Cleveland Indians. Sidelined by injuries for most of the past two seas…
Hit or error? MLB official scorers work remotely thru virus
By STEVEN WINE AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — As an official scorer for Major League Baseball, Ron Jernick has worked at the World Series, the All-Star Game and the World Baseball Classic. This season …
Virus concerns nudge some teachers toward classroom exits
By KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — As pressure mounts for teachers to return to their classrooms this fall, concerns about health risks from the coronavirus are pushing many towa…
Head of the line: Big companies got coronavirus loans first
By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ever since the U.S. government launched its emergency lending program for small businesses on April 3, there have been complaints that bigger c…
Rich Americans spew more carbon pollution at home than poor
BY SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Rich Americans produce nearly 25% more heat-trapping gases than poorer people at home, according to a comprehensive study of U.S. residential carbon footprints. Sc…